Myopia (Agnes Obel album)
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Released | 21 February 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2017–2020 | |||
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Length | 39:50 | |||
Label | Strange Harvest Limited | |||
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Myopia is the fourth album by Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel. It was released on 21 February 2020 by production studio Strange Harvest Limited. Three tracks were released as singles prior to the main release: "Island of Doom", "Broken Sleep" and "Parliament of Owls".
Background
Obel explained the meaning of Myopia: "For me Myopia is an album about trust and doubt. Can you trust yourself or not ? Can you trust your own judgments ? Can you trust that you will do the right thing ? Can you trust your instincts and what you are feeling ? Or are your feelings skewed ?"[1]
Style
In the album, Obel puts a feeling of quiet and gentleness in her music, continuing on from the German concept of Gläserner Bürger, the "citizen of glass", which was the guiding concept of her previous album.[2] The album contains a new sense of solitude instrumentalism and vocals, as well as departing from her upbeat early albums.[3] Obel stated the album was sparked by a struggle to escape her “own tunnel vision”.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[4] |
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The Independent has described it as "an album to experience alone, and there's a comfort to being pulled into Myopia's contemplative, isolating territory".[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Agnes Obel
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Camera's Rolling" | 4:44 |
2. | "Broken Sleep" | 4:55 |
3. | "Island of Doom" | 5:29 |
4. | "Roscian" | 2:17 |
5. | "Myopia" | 5:16 |
6. | "Drosera" | 2:27 |
7. | "Can't Be" | 3:26 |
8. | "Parliament of Owls" | 2:30 |
9. | "Promise Keeper" | 4:29 |
10. | "Won't You Call Me" | 4:17 |
Total length: | 39:50 |
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 11 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 6 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] | 11 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 15 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 9 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] | 39 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] | 33 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 15 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 33 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 34 |
References
- ^ Gersten, Amanda (29 October 2019). "Agnes Obel Shares "Island of Doom," New Single/Video off Forthcoming Album Myopia". PASTE. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Valiente, Ana. "Agnes Obel: the Danish singer made of glass and steel". Cafébabel. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ The Independent - Agnes Obel review – Myopia: New album inhabits a desolate place of twilight solitude
- ^ Metacritic - Myopia (Agnes Obel)
- ^ AllMusic - Myopia
- ^ a b "Agnes Obel review – Myopia: New album inhabits a desolate place of twilight solitude". The Independent. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Agnes Obel – Myopia" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Agnes Obel – Myopia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Agnes Obel – Myopia" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 8, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Agnes Obel – Myopia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Agnes Obel – Myopia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Agnes Obel – Myopia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 9: del 21.2.2020 al 27.2.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Agnes Obel – Myopia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 February 2020.